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Napalm Persistance

siN's metal news reports: NAPALM DEATH have officially been added to the European 'Persistance Tour' package. The full entourage will fill out as follows:

HATEBREED
AGNOSTIC FRONT
NAPALM DEATH
BORN FROM PAIN
BLEED THE SKY
A PERFECT MURDER [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Nintendo Fusion Tour

press release reports: The country's best blend of cool music, hot video games and raw energy soon will visit a city near you. The 2005 NINTENDO FUSION TOUR kicks off its fall tour on Sept. 28 in Detroit, and will play nearly 40 other U.S. dates before the tour wraps up on Nov. 23. Each venue on the tour will be outfitted with video game stations, where concertgoers can check out new Nintendo products like The Legend of Zelda®: Twilight Princess for Nintendo GameCube™, the hot new Game Boy® Micro and games for the hot-selling Nintendo DS™.

Fall Out Boy headlines the tour, and joins other bands The Starting Line, Motion City Soundtrack, Boys Night Out and Panic! At the Disco. Fall Out Boy's new album, From Under the Cork Tree, has recently been certified gold since its release two months ago. [see full story for more including dates!]- Click Here for the Full Story

Idlewild Tour

press release reports: U.S. tour dates have been confirmed for beloved Scottish quintet Idlewild, whose fifth album, Warnings/Promises, will be released in the U.S. on August 16th. Dates for the tour, which kicks off September 6th in Boston, are listed below with more dates to be confirmed soon.

IDLEWILD 2005 U.S. TOUR DATES
9/6 - Boston, MA - Paradise
9/7 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
9/9 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
9/10 - Baltimore, MD - 8x10
9/11 - Washington, DC Black Cat
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Free Staind

Fanscape reports: Fusion Flash Concerts is a series of free, unannounced-until-the-last-minute concerts performed by 10 hot and emerging music artists in secret locations across the country. The first concert featured The Roots in New York City, the second featured Jermaine Dupri in Atlanta, the third featured Fat Joe in Philadelphia, and now Staind comes to a secret location in Boston - live and for free! Boston residents can visit http://www2.fanscape.com/fusionflash/flash.aspx or send a text message containing the word "Go" to 35274 (FLASH) on their mobile phones to register as an "Insider," to find out where Staind will be performing at a park, club, or parking lot near them. Insiders receive up-to-the-minute e-mails as well as "Flash Alerts" (text messages) powered exclusively by Cingular, which reveal details hours before the event happens![see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Kaddisfly Tour

Hopeless reports: Kaddisfly, (Hopeless Records) will headline the "With a Little Help From My Friends Tour" along with The Pale Pacific (SideCho,) and Small Towns Burn A Little Slower (Triple Crown). The tour will also feature The Static Age (Tarantulas Attack The Tour is sponsored by downloadpunk.com and will be covering the United States and parts of Canada.

Kaddisfly will be headlining all west coast dates with Pale Pacific and Small Towns Burn A Little Slower Will Headline Midwest Dates.[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

Directors Label Returns

press release reports: THE DIRECTORS LABEL returns in September with four new definitive collections from some of the world's most talented and innovative filmmakers.

The Work of Directors ANTON CORBIJN, JONATHAN GLAZER, MARK ROMANEK & STÉPHANE SEDNAOUI will all be individually released on DVD September 13th, 2005. A boxed set edition containing the four individual titles will also be released simultaneously. All four of these directors have carved their own identity into the realms of popular culture, with their unique styles and approaches to the many different aspects of media, from photography to feature films, documentaries, innovative commercial advertising, and of course the music video. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Dog Faced Gods Tour

Chipster reports: After experiencing critical success with the release of their debut album 'Stoned Council' (Voodoo/AGU Music), the Dog Faced Gods have announced that they will be embarking on a summer-long tour that will take them from Pittsburg, PA to Portland, OR in just two
months.

Kicking off August 9th in Pittsburg, PA, the tour runs through September ending in Denver, CO. The official tour dates include:

August 9th - Pittsburg, PA - Rex Theatre
August 10th - Hartford, CT - Webster Theater
August 11th - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
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Heaven 17 Return

press release reports: The godfathers of Dance Pop, Heaven 17, are back with a brand new album of UK synthfunk. "Before/After" will be released on Sept 6, 2005.

Going back to their DIY beginnings Heaven 17 got together with Angie Brown and Billie Godfrey and recorded several tracks over the course of 2001. The result of these studio sessions, their first studio album in 8 years, was completed on September 11 2001 the day the New York landscape and psyche was changed forever with the attack on the twin towers. [see full story for more including tracks]- Click Here for the Full Story

Surfrider Benefit

press release reports: Surfrider Foundation's Malibu Chapter will host a fundraiser on August 4th at Lounge 217 in Santa Monica (217 Broadway, located next to Third St Promenade) starting at 9 pm.

The event will feature a performance from the Daize Shayne Band, led by the professional longboarder, along with music from guest DJs. Raffle tickets will be sold during the evening to give away items, including a surfboard from ZJ Boarding House, clothing, surf gear and gift bags will be available for all attendees. Drink specials will also be offered. ($3 Red Bull Vodka, $3 Twin Fin Win, more)[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

In Flames Offest Dates

Adrenaline PR reports: In Flames is taking the North American continent by storm as the main stage opener for Ozzfest 2005. Sharing the Proscenium with metal's majors; Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne, Shadows Fall and Black Label Society these Swedish Metal icons take to the arena and immediately cause a riot.

In Flames is also playing several off Ozzfest dates in with a variety of the other bands on Ozzfest's Bill. During these dates the band has a chance to trek further, all over the Canada and America, to cause a ruckus in even more intimate environments.

In Flames Off Ozzfest dates:
7/29 - Sauget, IL - Pop's w/ Arch Enemy, A Dozen Furies, Gizmachi
8/03 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheatre w/ Mudvayne, Shadows Fall, Trivium
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Absu / Detonation Releases

The End Records reports: On October 11th, 2005 The End Records will release in North America the much anticipated dual CD/LP anthology by Texas black/death masters ABSU titled Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001 and the sophomore effort Portals To Uphobia by Dutch death/thrashers DETONATION

About the dual CD/LP anthology ABSU drummer/singer Proscriptor McGovern explains that it "consists of rarities, EPs, covers, live and unreleased tracks which were never featured on the five releases for Osmose Productions. Included are some discarded gems dating back to the band's earliest songwriting efforts, one of which is the very first EP: The Temples of Offal. This compilation documents all the phases of the Cythrául Klan and I think this will become somewhat of a treasure among ABSU followers; it's as if you have total admittance to our musical history. I did this for you because ABSU is currently on hiatus, so don't expect a new studio album any time soon."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Dope For Troops

Press release reports: DOPE's new CD entitled, AMERICAN APATHY was released this week on Artemis Records. Just last month the band's single, "Always" was sent to radio and was the number most added track at the Active Rock format. Since then the band has kept the momentum moving.

Currently DOPE is out on the Music For Freedom Tour with American Head Charge. For all shows anyone with a valid military ID will gain free admission to any of the shows. "This tour is a way for us all to give something back to the soldiers who put their lives on the line to protect America's freedom," says Dope's lead singer Edsel Dope. - Click Here for the Full Story

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